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S, N.A, MXOTW.Q- DAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1898.
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Swt to Leys'
_"V. Obur the largest, Best As.
l ed eStch in t ohe City.
Beauty,
Style and
you THE CORRECT TIME at any
price you want to pay, from $160 to
0. Our Sterling Silver Gold Incrust
ed Watches from $13.50 to $25 are works
of ART AND BEAUTY. EVERY
WATCH WARRANTED. If not sat
iscfatory can be returned and ex
changed or money will be refunded.
OWszat bLCs . , . at1TE. MONT.
It Keeps
Right on
Orowing
- Why does our
Suit Department (
grow so fast and
steadyt
When a customer
buys a good, ser
viceable Suit here
at $10.00, $12.50 or
$15.00 and upward, 
for which other
stores ask a fourth
or a half more; he
naturally tells his
friends and neigh
bors, and they tell
others; that's the
way the store keeps
on growing.
A good. serieeeable ee i, fam
$10.0 and up.
Ahandsome spring coat,
$15.O00 ad up
Sole agents for Knox Hlas sad
Dr. Jaeger's Underwear.
GANS& KLEIN g
In~ts@.
T .h Bedrt of th. ao«r 8. 3.o
DETAILS NOT . GIVEN 'OUT
Outside ParsUus. Mses I Md toe
nold of tew  spo00 se1*r- l.e
ritmeat; eestevsIt-Thb New
savat Waor awrov.,
Washington, March 18.-An al of
suspense was noticeable in the navy
department to-day, due to tihe approach
of the time for the delivery of the re
port of the court of inquiry. It is mot
known just when the documnqut will
come to Washington and, in -view of
the reports of the determination of out
side parties to obtain possession of it
before the department receiVes the l.
port, the officials, If they know, will not
say how the papers are to be brought
to Washington. All that is known dei
nitely s1 that the president has sug
gested that the report be madeas soon
as possible, and in consequenoe. it is
expected to reach this city in the
course of two or three days. The cab
inet to-day talked over the matter and
the time stated was the general opinion
of the members when they had heard
all that Secretary Long had to report
on the subject. There is an impres
sion that Lieutenant Commander Mar
ix will bring the document, though it
is within Admiral Sicard's power to
choose any other officer. A cabinet of
ficer expressed the belief that the re
port will require careful consideration
on the part of the president and his
cabinet before given to the public,
which would seem to postpone publica
tion to some time about the middle of
next week, although nothing is certain
on that point.
The new naval policy embodied in
the creation of another squadron to
rendezvous at Hampton Roads was
also discussed at the cabinet meeting
to-day and received the president's ap
proval.
The San Francisco reported her arri
val from Lisbon at Gravesend to-day.
Under his orders, the commander will
divide his crew with the Amasonas,
and will sail at the earliest possible
moment for the United States,. convoy
ing the new warship. Beyond the
Amazonas, her sister ship, Abrouail,
and the Mayflower, no purchase of
ships have been made by-the navy de
partment. A number of fleet steam
yachts owned in the United States are
being offered to the department, and it
is probIble that some of these will be
purchasei. Secretary Long takes the
'view that fatlintt6 serfe'the tarpedo
boat destroyers he wants, the best plan
Is for him to equip some of these
speedy boats with torpedo tubes and
light battrties and improvise torpedo
boee T navy departatent is con
vinced that the Spanish government
has not acquired possession ot the
Vares. the Italian armored cruiser. It
would not, however, be a matter of
deep concern If the report were true.'
The department itself had the vessel
in mind as a possible acquisition, but
abandoned the idea upon learning that
she could not be made ready for serv
ice in less than three or four months,
which practically puts her out of con
sideratiop as an emergency purchase.
The gunboat Newport reported her ar
rival by cable to the navy department
from Greytown. She will bring back
to the United States the Nicaragua
canal commission, and then will be at
tached at once to the North Atlantic
squadron.
Some idea of the activity prevailing
in naval circles is given by the state
ment that the pay roll of the construc
tion department, only one of several de
partments in the Mare Island navy
yard, for March, was $80,000. This great
expenditure per month, it is said, was
not equaled during the late war.
It is sad to be the purpose of the
president and his advisers to keep sepa
rate and distinct account of all funds
expended from the $50,000,000 emergency
appropriation made by congress for the
national defense. In accordance with
this Intention a separate form of requl
s:tion has been prepared, and all
amounts allotted from the fund are
made upon the direct order, signed by
the president himself.
"The president wants to report to con
gress just how every cent of this money
is spent," said a member of the cabinet
today, "and for this reason is adopting
the course above outlined."
The amount paid for the Mayflower
was about $800.000. Recruiting is go
ing on apace at all qtations for the army
and navy. The Michigan. at Fort Erie.
Pa., has enlisted 55 men so far, and
good reports come from all quarters.
The Columbia and Minneapolis are still
210 men each short of their proper force.
This is accounted for by the fact that
firemen, machinists and coal paMers are
wanted. An officer at the department
said that 5,000 landsmen could be se
cured in a day if they were desired.
The Marblehead is at Tampa. The
little Bancrott. on her way across the
ocean, reported by cable her arrival to
day at Korta. Fayal. She appears to
be making about as good time ss her
larger consort, the Helena. The Samea
set arrived at Key West, as did Mont
gomery, while the Detroit sailed from
that port for Tortugas. The Machias
has arrived at Boston. where she will
have slight repairs made.
The ordnance bureau of the war de
partment today awarded contracts for
a large number of steel armor piercing
and( deck pierci!ng projectiles for the
coast fortification guns. There were sev
eral bidders, but instead of giving the
contract to one concern, the bureau di
vided the contract so that supplies will
be coming from several quarters at the
same time.
AMAZONAS TRANSFERRED.
The stars and tlmipre Raised on the Bra
s*iinn Cruiser.
Gravesend. England. March 18.-The
cruiser Amazonas, built by the Arm
strongs for Brazil. an I purchased by the
United States, was formally transferred
from the Brazilian flag to the stars an;d
~:ripes shortly after 11 o'clock this
morning. The ceremony was simnple and
dignified, and to the Brazilian officers
it was s nmewhat pathetic.
Lieutenant Commander Colwell.l'nit
ed States raval attache, accompanied by
S'.e. Rot,.-r:s. Assistant Eng,ncer Mor
ris and C,,nsul G neral Osborne, arriv-d
n i.",a.i s-h,:tly i,,fre !I c! c' k. The
LLaf Laicerl o, tIh coast tUs;d ajI 4,
eautber stom oflcera'sDt In. nale
o wsl a yirsd on boerd.
finemm ead r Cote., sa
Corne, said:
I have here a coltttct of
*e t. which youu were a witness.
wsrl i vessel is to be tsafterred
to bn be hal of the United Stater"
Oshtiamdr errs. replied, through an
In hWadig over the ship, I desire to
say it 15 dome with the sincere ftiend
hlat of ramil"
Omiwli, sal1ting, replied:
n behalf of the United States, I
thank you fee the sentiment."
In thee ntel of the circle officers
of both Mtio Colwell then faced the
Brasfis Sag flying from the gruiser's
stern. and as the ofcers bared their
heads, the flag of Brasl was hauled
down, after which, facing about, with
their heads still uncoverd, "o01 Glory"
was run up the main. Lieutenant (r'
well and the Brallan oiiceers then nook
hands.
Great interest was taken in the cere
mony, which is said to be unique in'
naval history, by which one power
transferred a warship to another in the
harbor of a third power. Several Amer
loan flags were hoisted at Gravesend at
tar the Stars and Stripes were unfurled
over the Amasona"
STILL IN SESSION.
Captain Sampon Doesan't Knew When
the ekport Will oe Ready.
Key West, March 1--The court of
inquiry is diligently continuing the ses
sions on board the battleship Iowa and,
Judging from statements made by
members, it is quite problematic how
many more days will pass before the
public learns its conclusions.
By the courtesy of Rear Admiral
Sicard, the correspondent of the asso
ciated press was to-day enabled to es
cape the rigor of the recent order for
bidding correspondents to go on board
warships and was the first civilian to
Interview the members of the court
since they secreted themselves on
board the Iowa. Captain Sampson re
ceived the correspondent on the poop.
In the admiral's cabin below were Cap
tain Chadwick, Lieutenant Commander
Potter and Judge Advocate Marix
They had been in session since 10
o'clock this morning with the ship
writer acting as clerk.
"The court is still hard at work." he
said. "I have just left my conferees.
It is impossible to say when our report
will be ready. If I surmised the date
and you reported it, I am afraid some
thing might occur that would defeat ex
pectation and only serve to disappoint
the anxious public. When the report ie
ready, it will not be for us to make the
announcement. Washington, I presume,
will do that."
If a preliminary report had already
been sent to Washington, Captain
Sampson apparently knew nothing of
it. In the course of the afternoon, while
the court continued Lv.egelso without
*"ming out of the cabin, urge quanti
ties of ammunition were taken on
board. The same thing took place on
the New York. Both ships are now bet
ter supplied with ammunition than they
ha.v4bea . at.ana tim- before.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon, during
seossioeot the court, Captatn Ohadwiek
and Lieutenant Potter entered a gig
and were rowed to the New York.
Judge Advocate Marix is staying on
board the Iowa. The court will resume
its sessions to-morrow.
Unusual precautions are observed on
the New York and Iowa, double har
bor watches being enforced. Every
craft that passes on its way into the
harbor is submitted to the closest
scrutiny of searchlights. Both vessels
are ready to pull out at 15 minutes'
notice, and special attention is being
given to the instruction of the sailors
in small arms and firing practice.
To-morrow the court will devote con
siderable time to the preparation of
diagrams, showing parts of the Maine
as found after the explosion.
AMERICA THE POWER.
Lord eresord ges the Alliance With
England.
London, March 1.--Rear Admiral
Lord Charles Beresford. in an interview
with a correspondent of the associated
press, warmly advocated an Anglo
American alliance as a "move in the
direction of peace and calculated to im
mensely develop trade." He said:
"Such an alliance is natural, and I
believe the mere fact of its conclusion
would deter others from attaching an
inadequately defended interest to either
country. Now is the time to accom
plish it when the advantages are ap
parent to both countries. A decade
hence when, if she desires, the United
States can have become a first-class
naval power and will, perhaps, have
adopted the policy of free trade, it
might not be worth her while to under.
take the responsibilities of an alliance
with Great Britain. When America
has built her navy she will be in a
position to enforce her demands, which
will not take her long now with her
enormous latent resources and me
chanical and engineering fheclities.
An Anglo-American alliance would be
the most powerful factor in the world
for peace and the development of com
merce."
Speaking of the possibilities of the
United States going to war, Lord Ber
esford remarked:
"If she ever does, no matter what
happens at the beginning, she must
eventually win. because of the enthu
siasm and Intense patrino!sm of her
people."
PHILIPPINE OUTRAGES.
Weyler Made Milliome When H. Was
Governor GeOeral.
Detroit, Mich., March 18.-Prof Dean
C. Worcester of the University of
Michigan. who has visited the Philip
pine islands in the interest of science,
says that the people here are unwill
ing; to believe the things said about
the Spanish treatment of the Cubans.
They seem too abhorrent. But if they
could appreciate that the outrages In
'uhba dwarf those of Armenia. they
would have stopped them long ago.
Said he:
For two years and a half I was in
close contact with tflcials of Syain in
the Philippine islantdii and witn,-ss-d
the abuses of the governaxtnt. W\tyl.-r
n 's at the time c,,vern r r-tneral, Hiis
salary foir the time he was i,i t,, ib,
andis was .;if,..a. but it Is I' ;:tiv. ,y
kn,,'n that h- p,.aced $4,.. t, ias
creadiit in the banks ," Paris and L,,:.
don. at the endi ,f that time. Hie ',r
ganized a campaign against the M1,r~.s
simply that he might bra i-,n" til-id mioUr
shal by commanding a .ertain nutn
tbr ,-f mr.-n. a h,,m hi' sent into the jun
Sgles, i\.~ e b'J per ert of th'm dieu.
At tlthe º'was sailing around the
,'he - tve s are taxed by the
S bh, alive. There are ten
mtiioul' the island, and they
are taxed on everything
that thes Ocials may become
neob. of those who tailed
to A*e. were burned and
were tied to trees and
torturetdC slightest offense. At.
Toledo,h :the authorities charged
- for t eearpse without a cot
an, and a coffin."
VPAIWS SOLDIERS.
As. t se a * IItag oPere.e t Over SIl
' Thonuand.
Wsh 1.--eventy thou
sand mae'* t number of Spanish sol
iners w l been killed, wounded
ad ot i pacitated for duty
during the p t war in Cuba. These
-gaures hs e received in this city
+cMently tre iable sources, and are
taki to be ra at'iy authentic as it is
possible to otath them without re
core to the aenrds kept by the Span
ish goverrmeat. Prom the same source
considerable other information bearing
on the military strength of Spain and
her depenaenolet is obtained. The pres
ent force of Spnish in Cuba is as fol
lows:
SRegulars, 1,00 men. Of this num
ber it is eatImated that 80,000 of them
are effectiy for military purposes.
About 25,09W are in the two eastern
provinces of Santiago de Cuba and
Puerto Prino~, and the rest are in the
province of !nta Clara, Matansas, Ha
vana and Pibar del Rio. There are
about 30,000 members in what is known
as the volunteer army. These are most
ly in the province of Havana, and are
largely in the nature of home guards,
corresponding to our state militia. There
are 55,000 mena who are not effective for
military duty from various causes.
The strength of the Spanish army at
home and including her near-by pos
sessions, ls 100,000 men. which in times
of demand for additional soldiers may
be increased as follows: First reserve.
50,000; second reserve, 160,000 men, all of
whom are Ihetructed in military tactics,
and a second reserve, all of which are
not instructed, of 30.000 men, making in
all a grand total of 610,000 men.
Since these figures were received here,
recent drafts of 15,000 men to strength
en the army InCuba, leave only 95,000
men of Spain's regular army now in the
peninsula, the Baleric islands, the Span
tish possessloes in North Africa and the
Canary islands. In the Phillipine islands
Spain has an army of 32,000 men, which
include about 16,000 native troops. Sev
eral regiments of the latter were dis
baffded durl the time of the late in
surrection in ie islands, and in time of
war, it is sal they are of very little
use to the Spanish government.
In Porto Rico there are 5,000 Spanish
troops, which in the event of hostilities
could be supplemented by 4,000 volun
teers.
WILLING TO END IT.
Cubal W tld Not Pay Over a Handred
Milliln ,Jndesmnity.
New Tork, March it.-That the Ct.
ssp.amrt willing to end-the strife is their
is without question, but while
they ae willing to pay Spain an In
denlsM, the leaders here are positive
in tielrassertions that they are not
weakening in the slightest degree, and
are willing to continue to fight.
The question of the amount of indem
nity which might be paid in case such
an agreement were feasible was talked
of earnestly by the officials of the junta
here today. Just what amount might
have been paid three years ago, and
that which might seem reasonable now
from the Cuban's point of view, may be
gathered from the following reply to
such a question, which Tomas Estrada
Palma made this evening:
"At the beginning the war indemnity
was $250,000,000. but Cuba could not
stand it, and this was one of the rea
sons that the revolt was precipitated.
In the beginning of 1896. after the inva
sion of the western provinces by the Cu
bans, the latter might have been willing
to pay $200,000,000. At the beginning
of the dry season of '96-7 they would
have paid $150.000,000, but now they
would not give more, if as much, as
$100,000,000.
"If the wet season should set in this
year before such an agreement could be
arranged, we would not think of pay
ing anything. The reasons for the de
crease in the amounts are the increased
chances of our success," continued Mr.
Palms. "not to speak of the destruction
and desolation of the island that im
pairs its productive capacity."
atin Mulet Declare WneTr.
Toledo. 0.. March 18.-Ex-,ecretary
of the Treasury Foster to-day said:
"The decision for peace or war really
lies with Spain. She must accede to
intervention in Cuba or she must de
-lmre war. Senator Proctor's vivid de
scription of the condition of the island
and the horrors suffered by the hapless
Cuban reconcentrados shows a condi
tion which justifies the United States in
intervening promptly. Now, what
shape should otur intervention take' I
am strongly in favor of doing it by the
recognition of the republic of Cuba as
a free and independent nation. The
United States should not declare war
against a weaker nation. Put the hur
den of the decision upon her by the
simple course of recognizing Cuba as
independent."
itbth Deny It.
Havana. March 18.-Last night a cor
respondent saw Don Francisco de Los
Guman. to whom General Weyler is
alleged to have written a letter pub
lished in the New York Journal yes
terday, apparently suggesting the de
struction of the United States battle
ship Maine. The former president of
the cortes was much surrrised when
infcrmed of the, story. and e.llhattial
Iv denied having received q·uch a let
ter. Senor Francisco D;ia. the. r,", rt
er of the U'nion Constittiional. who is
said to have riven a cony of the at
'.wred letter to a Journal .er ,rt,'r It
1Havana was even more u:rprlsa 1
when :'-iti.t"'.l on the st: ha."t. n I
said h." h1n-d i'ver seen nor h-anrt of
such a li+tter from Genernl rV'r.} hr.
Nid e| tlnitors Formidable.
Philal, li, . .arcrh 1I. It : t.
the L..eagu,', '..i navy y'ran ,}... !...
hPu t1- r , " h. - , '
+laht n ·; n ! v. ". +I,,: .,o . " t',
it ! in i" '' f s 1r r , "'. . r
fi"', ti+"-.';. . ;,. n. a ':ot "L. ' .! . -
tauk nit,*' V -.,.h :{,att n <a:i-, t, ? ." ,,"
for ha i " s i Th. -rl 4,,i: T.
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WILL GIVE UP THE LAID
Land Commissioners Grant the
Bitter Root Petition.
THERE IS A CONDITION
The Lands Will Be Given Bakt to the
Government Provided the State'
Is Permitted to Select
Other Land.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, March 18.-The state board
of land commissioners has reconsid
ered its action in regard to relinquish
ing certain lands in the Sitter Root
and quit-claiming them to the govern
ment, to permit the state arld land
commission to reclaim the land under
the Carey act. At a special meeting of
the board the petition of the residents
of the Bitter Root mentioned in yes
terday's Standard was presented and
considered. The board then unan!
mously adopted the following resolu
tion:
"Resolved, That the petition of the
residents of the Bitter Root valley,
asking the board of land commission
relinquishment of certain lands in said
era to reconsider its action as to the
valley be granted, and that the board
will quit-claim and relinquish to the
United States said lands, provided oth
er lands can be secured in lieu thereof:
that unless lieu lands can be obtained
for these relinquishments this board
would have no authority to quit claim
or relinquish said lands.
"Resolved. That we are in sympathy
with the purpose of said petition and
will do all we can to aid the object con
templated by said petition."
This means that the board is willing
to give up the lands providing the gov
ernment will'allow the selection of oth
ers equal in area. Whether the depart
ment will consent to this in light ,,f the
opinion to the contrary from the com
missioner of the general land office re
mains to be seen.
A member of the state board of land
commissioners, discussing the matter
I with the Standard reporter this after
noon, said he.believed that the board
had done about all it could in the
premises. It bad rescinded its former
action and now stands ready and will
ing to surrender the land as soon as
assurances are at hand that Uncle Sam
will do the right thing in permitting
the state to make selections elsewhere.
I It is understood that the arid land
commission will now take up the mat
ter and urge it to a successful conclu
sion with the interior department, so
that work on the canal that it pro
poses to build for the irrigation of these
I Bitter Root lands can be cometinced
early in the summer. The action of the
botrd wll be Web4, l
seas of the Bit r Root who prepared
the petition and otherwise labored to
bring about this result.
William Roe. a stockman of Beaver
tead county, petitioned the board to
select certain lands in that county
largely valuable for grasingpurposesas
he desires to lease them from the state.
The state land agent was ordered to
examine the lands and report at once.
L An offer was received from Ernest
t Keis, who desires to lease the lands in
i the Fort Maginnis reservation, in Fer
v gus county. He offered the state an
e annual rental of $100 if given the use
f of one of the buildings on the reserva
t tion: he also offered to act as custodian
of all the other buildings on the reserv
ation free of charge, thus doing away
t with the present custodian paid by the
state. The board decided to accept his
offer and instructed the register to pre
pare a contract and to notify the pres
Sent custodian, Otto Anderson., that his
services would terminate the first of
r next month.
A petition was considered from the
r residents of the Fourth ward, in the
city of Missoula, asking the board to
co-operate with the city in the con
s struction of a crossing over the North
e ern 'Pacific tracks at Toole avenue from
the adjoining school land. It received
favorable action. The register was
I authorized to sell to the trustees of the
Darhee school district one acre in lot 6,
1 section 36 of that township, for a site
for a school house.
The offer of the Rocky Fork Coal
company to lease section 36, township
7 north, range 20 east, for a long term
of years, was declined, the register be
Ing instructed to open negotiations for
the sale of the land outright, as the
board believes it contains coal. The
register was also authorized to lease a
school section of land at $175 per year
to the Manhattan Malting company in
response to an offer of the company to
pay $150 per year for the land.
HE DEFIED THEM.
Dr. Tanner Created a Seen.e I the Hnou
of Commons.
London. March 18.-While the house of
commons was in committee during the
estimates. Dr. Tanner. anti-Parnellite
member for mid-Cork, was twice cal'ed
to order for irrelevant and somewhat In
coherent remarks about the condition of
Hong Kong. As he kept on shouting and
defying the rulings of the chairman of the
committee. Mr. James W. Lowther. eoa
servativ.'. finally ordered him to leave
the house. Dr. Tanner replied: "W th
greater pleasure than I ever entered It."
Then, eauntering slowly toward the door
and sornfully pointing to the chairman,
h" hissed out: "I hope that France will
e-;at you. t'erlts I Lord Salisbury's
nephews). do your dirty work as long as
you like."
A VICIOUS FIGHT.
Ryan and Wqatt. Fight Twenty Hot
tett.ttn !. ItI l.. l,uivin ie.
I oul-vil,. K,. 1Mtreh 1 1.--[usl
'ti l it , t2., ,I t ,, , :u . _ " h 1i1
I:,:, n " , I ',at .i- : -d to- ight
1i , ! ' trt::1 1 .; 2 1h W 1" ti in
! " : " . i \ - ," . n ` i ' . l- :n
: . t -i. .i.h t. i
brd wrestling. was the order of the I
day. On points the ight should have
been awarded to the colored man, he
landing three times to the Australlea's
one.
The latter proved himself a perfect
glutton for punishment. His only alm
was to lead a full arm swing on the
negro's law, and in his extraee eager
ness to land this knockout blMoW he
lowered his guard to such an extent
that the colored fighter was permitted
to land at wil. Watts clsas4 Ryan's
left eye In the sixteenth round, but this
did not diminish the latter's ardor. In
the twcntleth round, durlai a fierce
short-arm mtix, Ryan landed several
blows on Watts' Jaw, causing him to
weaken perceptibly. A kno'tkout being
imminent, the referee stopped the fight
at the instance of the chief of police
and then gave a decision in favor of
Ryan. Watts, still on his feet, expostu
lated to the Chief, but the latter waved
him from the ring.
IN THE FAR EAST.
Resela Is Now Preparlsg to Get Out ef
Korea.
St. Petersburg. March L-The offieial
Messenger publishes a note to-day saying
the Russian government Instructed its
resentative at Seoul. the eapital of Ko
rea, to Inform the Emperor of Korea and i
ministers that it ain their opinion Korea
no longer requires foreign help and is
capable of preserving with her own re
sources the independence of her national
administration Russia will not hesitate
to recall the Russian ironclad Viser. The
Russian millltary omldals, after leaving
the Korean army, will remanla temporarily
at the disposal of the Russian lmieson
in view of the still unsettled state of the
country The note proceeds:
"No longer bound by responsibility
which the presence of the Russian In
structors and financal advisers of that
country Impose on Russia, the latter can
now abstain from active participation In
the affairs of Korea b, hotg the young
state, strengthened by the support of
Rusal., will be able to maintaln without
assistance order at home and nreserve
her full Independence. Should the reverse
be the case the Russian government will
take measures for the proteetlon of the
interests and rights of Russia as a great
power which is Korea's Alghbor."
Moee Frens t)emane.'s.
Pekin. March 11.-France makes numer
one demands upon China in addition to
those cabled last night. They include es
tensive railroad and coaling concessions,
exclusive mining privileges, and also lan.
slat that the drecetor of the Imperlal post
office be a Frenchman. Eight days are
allowed Chnla to reply and threats are
Interpreted to indicate French occupation
of the province of Hatl Nn nunless the Chl
nese comply.
Ak OLD JAIL DELIVERY
TIrTEmN Paum m3AUonu
THE IDAHO P$NnTwIkIAAT.
the Sbiear, heard.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boise. March 1l-Thirtee. prisoners es
caped In a bunch from the Idaho peniaten
tlary at I o'clock this afternoon. It was
one of the boldest esoapes IL the history
of the inastitution. The men were at work
in the quarry with Guard JIaeson guard
Ing them alone. Suddenly they surrounded
and overpowered and disarmed him and
then compelled him to walk with them
a mile back into the hills. He was thea
turned loose and two of the convicts came
back with him voluntarily.
The alarm wag given and in half an
hour the hUills were illed with armed men.
They caught six of the runaways but the
other five, including the one who has
Guard Jackson's gun. are still at large.
The man with the gun is a desnerate
character, so the posse is proceeding very
cautiously and the men will be able to
get well away before morning.
Guard Jackson refused to make any
statement to the reporters. The list of
men still at large is as follows: Pat Sulll
van. Blngham county. received March Ii.
11197, three years for resisting an officer:
Harvey Cole. Lmhi county, received No
vember 9. iii. 14 years, for robbery; Rob
ert Cowen. Lincoln county, received
March 31. 1117, 18 months for grand lar
ceny: William Edwards, Bannock county,
received May 1. 157. 10 years for robbery:
Leavltt Reavis, Bannock county, received
Dec. 15. 3IMS, two and a half years for bur
glary. Those who returned voluntarily are
William Black. Shoshone county. and
Zeel Morris. Lembh county. Those who
were captured are: Arthur Fountain, La
tah county; Albert Randall Custer coun
ty; Ed Russell. Ada county; Clarence
Hoyt. Ada county; Thomas Brandy. La
tah county; Frank Erdman. Ada county.
It I said one of the captured convicts
stated that one of the gang asked Jack
son to tie his Injlured hand, and when the
guard was complying they pounced onto
him.
olisted the wrn sad mtripes.
Gravesend. March 18.-There was an
other picturesque ceremony here to-day
when Alfred C. Harmsworth. proprietor
of the Daily Mall, hoisted the stars and
stripes over the Arctic steamer Wind
ward, which is moored a few ards from
the Amasonas. She is on her way to the
United States, having been presented to
Lieutenant Peary. the American explorer.
Terrible Mit.e Baplatoun.
Madrid. March lit-A terrible explosion
took place to-day in the lanta Isabel
mine at Belmes, province of Cordova. Six
ty corpses have already been recovered
and many men are as yet unaccounted
for.
ooatmistrees at Walkervilie.
Special Dispatch to the Stand 'rd
\,'ashington, March 11.-Mrs. R. M.
TWells was to-day appointed postmistress
at Walkerv!l!e. Sihvyr Bow county. Mon
* na. vice Miss H. A. Coleman. removed.
Or lrred isechargled.
p;',.re al D '=..th,'?, to t,. <ýtn ·,virý.
\Washinstotn. March 1t--Private William
t'. C'ol. notn. company F. Second infantry.
i',.rt h ,.'h. Montana, has been ordered
,iitcharg, d.
lulginria.s nnt. Turkh.
Salonlca. March 1L--Rumors are in cir.
",atiorn h',re of encounters at various
:.ne on the fronti-r between Bulgarian
'.lnd.a ant Ottoman troops.
fir. Patron tonia1f.
Publiln. March li.-Dr. Patton of the
,tilav Ei-xpr." and Dublin correepondent
i vt the Londuon Times, is dead.
H. Weae
fo
THE FIGHT I$SOT
Qe as m Je mms e
* Cleveland, Marsb
the Treasury Qage
dress this evuamg
of commerce on the
This was n a
tion extended sevra
chamber. The se ijai...
the offcers Of the,
arrival in the city dud
hotel. At 6 o'eloek i
together, and thei t1he
the chamber, which was
ed. No one but tNeuil
mitted. After theri
tary was entertained ''a '
Club.
Bacretary Gage saM
of us had cherisle$
financial Issues webhe
vexed the country id
the political deeree of 1.
had believed that thp
having once been
those who pi
would be left thee.t
the financial poweV ad tie
in a manner ooelate
rant they had
conditions, easily
to show that Seek lI set
branch of the natlesm
paratively aa~ eied
test
the noajcettV~S
have the powag i
united, to defet the
tae popular wht il
"More than tbis, the
strong that the In
motion to rtesioafer
ple's verdict iiUN
new osmýe •C
oraest atma
thformulated t e ete
theN. cms et the i,,j
even by s byomss
three clnmm of
ties. *7
en"Ast ledS to
osperu~t the ie
believed, r. ut w haves
that he canat tL
lie ot a tree sa· ls
the c ths e iatr t
even b vDspe as s
thran aair of u the
leafs.
"it in a t ma hi s
eat leaders te
ofifer, In thetr
tive recoummeadsheosS.
hation, their b adeia t l
destroy. We waMmeS
later. But we n snw le
their alleged reus4Iao
these Is the tie
the ratio bof 1 t ,l
svter of thei
and again tally
rboun to for cosmerl
Itlf, which the
remedy would brtag em"
The speaker then
having been the Lsadea
yerer. a chanse bost i
valnee and result ia
Mr. Gare then asserted
tlonal bnmietslt we
faults to b thoead oI
sliver by this coests7
the republcasn party is
about the former as
meantime preservhig e
standard.
A BllaSker W- m·l
Special Dispateh to the o
Bolse. March
night a robber was 
hand named Austim. I W
the fire. using sa smd
six times witthet e -.
shotgun and shot bt t
ran and the ne xt Idg
was found in the aing
evidently had ee 0s
him away. He was
if not fatally weqrais
Bombay. Maneb *R4
fiftee new eases adl
plague were repr
ropens have bee a
hammeadas at INab. _
ratta rarIwaya, brts t
city. have deded 1t
pretensiten as
The voruateers hav
the Inhatry has lbe
yet there hasb t a
New Yorwc'Ut
the passenger
roads to try to arsl
American an d
mittee of four mest
viding that arUtra
on or before Mach Y l
on the polnts be
agreed except thi
the Norther Pa
report to their supee lr
New York. March 3t
the best-known ratleet
ted States and long
Vandertilt iat rest.
at his oioe to s d ety
itig Uen Biued.
Kingston. Jamaica. Mar ha
muda.)--A dynamite ezgposabteflss
this morning tn the gtvests
hou'se on Montego bay. ighIM
kiuld and me Injured.